PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[k.p.g]

AMK - Crowns (Oxen)

Released in either 2013 or 2014.  Don't feel like going on Discogs to search.  Anyway - this is a fairly modern AMK release, and a good one at that.  It is very zen, which is strange to think about when thinking of my other experiences of enjoying AMK.  At best, other releases have been "liminal."  This one is just straight up beautiful though.  Turntable/flexi work on both sides that eventually gel into ambient bliss. 

File under: "don't let its $6 resale value fool you!!"

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Smell & Quim - Bull Penis Soup (Glass Jelly Souffle)

Giving more looks to the Smell & Quim camp lately, and wanted to see what later era recordings would be like.  Currently enjoying this one aplenty.  Still great work of sampling/looping to be found here.  Harsh noise sounds have a more "cacophonous" energy to them than triumphant and cutting; works well for these guys though.  Smell & Quim have never had to be the harshest to prove their worth.  Also really enjoying the use of live drums in the mix with some more modern production sound.  Makes me think of a logical successor to some of the more tribal Butthole Surfers skin pounding... hah.

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Milovan Srdenovic - Voodoo Bastard (Total Black, reissue)
More akin to "songs" than just straight up noise, but this proto-Smell & Quim venture is a really good one!  Being on a recent S&Q kick has taught me to appreciate their loop work a lot more, and I think this can be seen as the origin of those techniques being fleshed out.  The use of weird songs in this bunch made for a nice morning commute soundtrack.  I do prefer 5 Days in Hell a bit more, but a very good listen nonetheless.

Barn Sour - One (self-released)
Not much more I can say about this one that I haven't before.  It is a perfect tape; a comfort listen, if you will.